Buje hilltop tasting room from the Bastian family pouring Malvazija and international varietals alongside olive oil and rakija, terrace views over the old town, open Tuesday to Sunday.
Address: Digitronska ulica 33 A, 52460 Buje, Croatia, Istria
Ecologically farmed cellar door above Brtonigla pouring Malvazija Istarska and Teran with a vineyard-view terrace, open Monday to Saturday with Sunday morning hours.
Tasting: Vineyard-view tastings at the Kanfanar-Brtonigla estate, poured from organically farmed Malvazija and Teran, open Monday to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Cattunar's Nova Vas cellar tastes the same Malvazija and Teran across its four distinct soil types, the estate's signature Four Terre concept, in a 5,000 hectolitre cellar surrounded by 40 hectares of vines.
Tasting: The tasting walks through Cattunar's four-soils concept, comparing the same varietal grown on the estate's four distinct terroirs before a flight of the Premium and Four Terre ranges.
Krasica cellar door for Clai's spontaneously fermented, unfiltered natural wines, open Monday to Friday mornings through afternoon and Saturday mornings, no appointment needed.
Tasting: Visitors taste Clai's spontaneously fermented, unfiltered range straight from the Krasica cellar where the wines age in wood on extended lees contact before bottling.
Medea's ByIstria room in Vodnjan pours guided flights of its Malvazija Istarska and Teran in a space that mixes traditional cellar features with a contemporary counter, reservation only.
Tasting: Staff-guided flights of Medea's range in the ByIstria room adjacent to the winery, blending traditional cellar fittings with a contemporary tasting counter.
Ecologically farmed cellar door above Brtonigla pouring Malvazija Istarska and Teran with a vineyard-view terrace, open Monday to Saturday with Sunday morning hours.
Tasting: Vineyard-view tastings at the Kanfanar-Brtonigla estate, poured from organically farmed Malvazija and Teran, open Monday to Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Roxanich pours its long-aged, macerated and orange wines in a cellar beneath its Motovun design hotel, on scheduled slots Tuesday to Sunday, four sittings a day.
Tasting: Tastings run in the cellar beneath the Roxanich hotel, designed by architect Idis Turato, walking through the estate's long-aged and macerated whites, orange wines and reds.
Relais and Chateaux estate near Bale pouring its own range in a dedicated wine lounge inside the winery, part of a working 40,000-vine, olive-grove property.
Tasting: Seated tastings inside the winery building at the Meneghetti estate, surrounded by the vines and olive groves that supply the property's 13 wine labels.
Cattunar's Nova Vas cellar tastes the same Malvazija and Teran across its four distinct soil types, the estate's signature Four Terre concept, in a 5,000 hectolitre cellar surrounded by 40 hectares of vines.
Tasting: The tasting walks through Cattunar's four-soils concept, comparing the same varietal grown on the estate's four distinct terroirs before a flight of the Premium and Four Terre ranges.
Krasica cellar door for Clai's spontaneously fermented, unfiltered natural wines, open Monday to Friday mornings through afternoon and Saturday mornings, no appointment needed.
Tasting: Visitors taste Clai's spontaneously fermented, unfiltered range straight from the Krasica cellar where the wines age in wood on extended lees contact before bottling.
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